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Valspar

January 21, 2013 — The editors of Hardware Retailing conducted exclusive interviews with John Surane, senior vice president-marketing, merchandising and sales; Howard Heckes, senior vice president Valspar Global Consumer; and George Smith, CEO of Westlake Ace Hardware to get more details on the recent co-op news. Read more »

January 7, 2013 — The reports have been confirmed. Ace Hardware Corporation announced a long-term strategic supply relationship with Valspar late last week in which the national paint company will manufacture and supply Ace-branded paint products and make a comprehensive line of Valspar-branded paints available to U.S. Ace retailers. Valspar also acquired Ace Hardware’s paint manufacturing assets, including two manufacturing facilities located near Chicago. Read more »

April 12, 2012 — For the next six months, Lowe’s and Valspar paint are offing a “Love Your Color Guarantee”. This guarantee states that if a customer is not pleased with the end result of their paint project, Lowe’s and Valspar will offer a free replacement color, according to ConsumerNews.com. Read more »